fixture
noun
fix·ture
ˈfiks-chər 
1
: the act or process of fixing : the state of being fixed
2
a
: something that is fixed or attached (as to a building) as a permanent appendage or as a structural part
a plumbing fixture
b
: a device for supporting work during machining
c
: an item of movable property so incorporated into real property that it may be regarded as legally a part of it
3
: a familiar or invariably present element or feature in some particular setting
especially
: a person long associated with a place or activity
4
: a settled date or time especially for a sporting or festive event
also
: such an event especially as a regularly scheduled affair
Examples of fixture in a Sentence
He's been a fixture in the parade for many years.
She hopes the new educational program will become a permanent fixture at the zoo.
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Simon Johnson, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
An immigration judge ruled on Friday that the Trump administration may deport Mahmoud Khalil, the legal alien who became a fixture in the pro-Hamas campus agitation at Columbia University.
—Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 12 Apr. 2025
Robots that can not only take orders but deliver them to the guest are becoming an increasing fixture in restaurants.
—Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
The group’s lighting contractor is working with city staff to obtain permits to install the fixtures.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
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“Fixture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fixture. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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fixture
noun
fix·ture
ˈfiks-chər
1
: the act of fixing : the state of being fixed
2
: something attached as a permanent part
bathroom fixtures
3
: one firmly established in a place
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